bng That leads us to project 4: firearms in Florida.. As more guns are sold and more people are getting permits to carry them, what is the best way to do that. Jim Piggott shows us why you don't necessarily have to have a concealed weapons permit ... to travel in a car -- with you gun... 3 00-05 1'06"-1'11" 2'05"-2'08" 2'33"-2'38" A concealed weapons permit is just that.. The gun has to be concealed.. You can't go around in public with a gun at your side it has to be hidden and you need a permit to do that...but you don't need a permit to have a gun in your car.. as long as you can't get to it ...Bill Craig is a gun enthusiast and president of the Gateway Rifle and pistol club...He showed us the different and legal ways you can carry a gun...the first thing we will start with is in the car. Can you drive with a gun without without a concealed weapons permit?The answer Yes.but t has to be in a place you can't get to right away."the best thing to do is take a firearm and put it in a zipper case like this. zip it up then place the firearm inside the glove compartment like this . So now the gun is not easily accessible . "The various sheriff's departments I spoke with say the same thing.. Baker county sheriff Joey Dobson says people always ask the question about carrying guns."They want to know how they are protected from a violation of the law when they carry a gun in the vehicle. We explain how that is. It has to be in an enclosed case. As long as it's not under the seat." "If for example you don't have that permit. and you do something like this.put that firearm inside and put that firearm in a compartment like this.Now it's concealed and it's easily accessible and now that is illegal and the police are going to get you."Now the rules are completely different If you Do have a permit to carry a concealed weapon you could then put the fire arm in a compartment close to you or you could stick it underneath your seatA concealed weapons permit also means you can carry that gun with you. There are restrictions on where you can go with that.Carrying gun on person It has to be concealed that is what the permit says. I could carry for example in a little holster like this underneath my shirt. Or if I have a jacket on it could be the same thing. but it has to be concealed .and Bill Craig says there something else gun owners need to know It's a permit to carry. It's not a license to use. In the example we showed of the gun in the middle arm rest..That would be legal if that was closed..making the gun inaccessible jim piggott channel 4 the local station

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

Local sheriffs say one of the most asked questions from gun owners is how to legally carry a gun without a permit.

Baker County Sheriff Joey Dobson understands that people want to be sure they're doing it legally.

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"They want to know how they are protected from a violation of the law when they carry a gun in the vehicle," Dobson says. "It has to be in an enclosed case."

And not under the seat.

Bill Craig, gun enthusiast and president of Gateway Rifle and Pistol Club, showed us the different and legal ways you can carry a gun. In a car, Craig says you can drive with a gun without having a concealed weapons permit as long as you have in a place you can't get to right away.

Craig says those without permits might do well to have a special case that has its own lock, and he suggest keeping it in the trunk or somewhere out of reach.

The rules are completely different if you do have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Craig says you can put the firearm in a compartment close to you, and you could stick it underneath your seat.

The permit says the gun has to be concealed and Craig says you could carry it in a holster or underneath a shirt.

Craig stressed again that, "It has to be concealed in the state of Florida. you are not allowed to carry it out in the open."

Craig says there is an important distinction with concealed weapons.

"It's a permit to carry; it's not a license to use -- and that is a big difference," Craig said. "On the application for a concealed weapons permit it plainly says, 'This is a permit for you to carry. For you to use it requires certain circumstance for example and immediate danger to your life.'"

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